During a brief break from the recruiting trail, Nebraska head coach Scott Frost joined the Jim Rome Show to discuss his new position at his alma mater, his successful, undefeated season at Central Florida and plenty more.

"At times, I was proud, and other times, I didn't think it was being done the way it needed to be done," Frost said of his experience watching the team since he graduated in 1997. "I'm honored that they picked me to get it back and put it in its rightful place around the country."

He's of course referring to the team's 18-year conference title drought; the team's 4-8 record in 2017, the worst season for the program since 1961; and the team's general lack of relevance over the past decade and a half. "There was probably some people running the show down in Lincoln that maybe didn’t understand Nebraska, maybe weren’t good fits," he added.

Frost said he returned to Lincoln "because I knew the entire state would get behind us."

Coming home was a priority, Frost said, as was the opportunity right a ship heading in the wrong direction.

A call from former coach Tom Osborne helped, too.

"He said, 'I’m going to take a hard look at what’s going on. I’m going to tell you if I think it’s right for you or not.' When he took a look at the things that were going on in Lincoln and the new people that were in charge on campus, I think he felt really good about the opportunity to come back and rebuild what hasn’t been the same in a while," Frost said. "I think the time is right to have a renaissance in Lincoln, Nebraska."

He did note that his intent is to coach the Knights in the Peach Bowl, but "the logistics" still need to be sorted out.